Basket attachment for sewing-machines.



J. E. RINGNELL.

BASKET ATTACHMENT TOR SEWING MACHINES.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. Z1, 1909.

Patented Fehl, 1910.

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COLORADO.

BASKET ATTACHMENT FOR SEWING-MACHINES.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed August 21, 1909.

To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JULIA E. RINGNELL, a citizen of the United States, residing` at Denver, in the county of Deliver and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Basketl Attachments for Sewing-llilachines, of which the following is a'specication.

My invention is a basket attachment for sewing machines, to catch the goods passing from the needle and prevent the same from fallingupon the floor and exerting undue pull upon the needle, and my object is to provide novel means for attaching and supporting the basket whereby it may not swing into the path of the treadle and may be quickly and easily attached and detached.

With these objects in view my invention l resides in the features of construction to be hereinafter pointed out, reference being made to the accompanying drawings, forming a part of this specification, in wl1ich- Figure 1 is a perspective view of my improved basket upon a sewing machine table. Fig. 2 is an end view thereof, and, Fig. 3 is an enlarged fragmentary view of a portion of Fig'. 2.

lieferring specifically to the drawing, the basket 10 of wire or other suitable material is longitudinally slieably held by means of its clips 11, the upper inner edge thereof, engaging over a rod 12 mounted longitudinally beneath and along the rear edge of the table 13, by means to be hereinafter described. Adjacent each of its ends, the rod 12 has upwardly curved rigid arms 1&1 provided with lateral extensions 15 at their upper ends, which extensions terminate in slightly flattened feet 1G in the saine vertical plane as said rod, whereby when said feet 16 are placed upon the upper surface of the table, the rod 12 will be suspended beneath the same. The rod 12 is, however, further supported, and b'asket 10 held in position, by a U-shaped frame 17, having lateral extensions 18 upon its ends, the extremities of said extensions 18 being bent around the rod 12. Thus, the arms of said frame, adjoining its said extensions, bear upwardly against the under surface of the table 13, while the lower cross bar thereof holds the basket 1() outwardly away from the treadle. The fastening means so far described will, -o-f itself, serve to support the basket when light weight goods are being used. To proi vide however, for positively securing the same, I employ levers 19 rotatably mounted upon the rod 12 adjacent the arms 14, which levers have cam ends 20, and when rotated serve to clamp the table between themselves and the feet 16.

l claim:

1. The combination with a sewing table, of a rod secured along the entire length thereof beneath one edge, a basket having clips at its upper edge engaging over said rod, and a icl-shaped frame having lateral extensions at its ones, the extremities of which are bent about said rod.

2. The combination with a table, of a supporting rod secured thereto, a basket having means to loosely removably engage said rod, whereby it may be adjusted longitudinally thereon and swing with respect thereto, and means to prevent swinging of said basket. in one direction.

3. The combination of a pair of clampingl members, a rod connected between said menibers, a basket having means to loosely removably engage said rod, and a frame bearing against said basket at one side thereof and having portion thereof engaging said rod.

ln testimony whereof l affix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

JULIA E. RINGNELL.

Vitnesses LUTHER M. Kerri-inni', E. E. Donsrnun'rz. 

